With a lot of support from the fans, the Italian Jasmine Paolini, 29, hit the American Coco Gauff, 21, and won the Open of Rome on Saturday (17). The match ended 2 sets to 0 for the local tennis player, with partials of 6-4 and 6-2.
Number 5 of the world, she won a masters 1000 for the second time in her career (also won Dubai in 2024). Thus, it maintains a sequence of good results.
Last year, in addition to the title in the United Arab Emirates, she was a finalist of two Grand Slams, Roland-Garros and Wimbledon-for Iga Swiatek and Barboda Krejcikova, respectively.
The Rome tournament has not been won by an Italian since 1895, when the champion was Raffaella Reggi, but the country’s phase in sport is very good.
Paolini herself is also in the final of the doubles dispute in Rome. Alongside Italian Sara Errani, she faces Belgian Elise Mertens and Russian Veronica Kudermetova, also this Sunday, in the decision.
In men, the Italian Jannik Sinner, number 1 in the world, is also in the final. Returning from a three -month punishment for doping, he faces Spanish Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday (18). Lorenzo Musetti, another prominent Italian tennis player, fell into the semifinals, exactly to Alcaraz, in a very disputed game.
